Despite being hacked recently, hundreds of thousands of people have signed up for cheating website Ashley Madison in the last week, the platform’s parent company, Avid Life Media, announced in a statement…
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Ashley Madison: Hackers becoming sexual morality vigilantes
The hackers who hacked into AshleyMadison.com are seemingly the ‘righteous’ who intend to punish the site’s owners and its users for their moral wrongdoings. A group of hackers, which calls itself the…
Companies spending increasing amounts on cybersecurity: Study
A new study has found that companies across the globe are spending more and more money on cybersecurity, but many aren’t convinced their data is truly secure. The RAND corporation study also…
Adult FriendFinder hacked; data of millions of users compromised
Popular dating website, Adult FriendFinder, has been hit by a massive data breach attack which has comprised personal details of more than 4 million users of the website’s 64 million users. According…
China has hacked ‘every major company’ in US claims ex-spy chief
Mike McConnell, who served as director of national intelligence under President George W Bush, has claimed that hackers backed by the Chinese government have broken into computers and networks of nearly every…
Three men charged in largest ever U.S. data breach
The US law enforcement agency has charged three men believed to be involved in one of the largest data breaches in US history. According to a statement from US assistant attorney general…
Details of 2.7 million HSBC customers compromised in latest hack
Details of 2.7 million HSBC Turkey customers may have been compromised in a confirmed security breach that was spotted sometime last week by bank’s internal security team. HSBC in a statement has…
51 UPS stores in 24 US states hit by data breach; critical consumer data at risk
UPS Store president Tim Davis: I understand this type of incident can be disruptive and cause frustration. I apologize for any anxiety this may have caused our customers.